# AnyAPI Instagram Post Scraper

> AnyAPI Instagram Post Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from api.getanyapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14, last successful call 2026-07-21).

Scrapes and returns structured data for a specific Instagram post by URL or shortcode, pay-per-request with no subscription required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/instagram.post
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Last successful call: 2026-07-21
- Success rate: 100% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 3
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-instagram-post-scraper-75da2d76
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_CpyoiOxbgAWNvcpsYoKPN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability anyapi-instagram-post-scraper-75da2d76 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the data from this Instagram post — likes, comments, caption, and who posted it? Here's the URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve structured data from a specific Instagram post without managing Instagram API credentials or OAuth flows. Ideal for one-off lookups, pay-per-request use cases, or when you want to avoid monthly subscription costs. Best for agents that need post metrics, captions, or media info on demand.

## Known failure modes

- Post is private or from a private account — returns access error
- Invalid or expired post URL/shortcode — returns not found error
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures — returns error or empty response
- Post has been deleted — returns not found
- Malformed input URL — returns validation error

## How this service works

1,200+ scraping and data APIs behind one key. Pay per request in real dollars. No subscriptions, nothing monthly, nothing to cancel.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing structured data about the Instagram post including the caption text, like count, comment count, media URLs (image or video), post timestamp, author username and profile info, and other available post metadata.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-instagram-post-scraper-75da2d76/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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